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TOP STORY
Big users want Eskom meeting
12/05/2008 17:00
The Energy Intensive User Group is waiting for a meeting date with Eskom's CEO to get clarity on power availability.

  • End to load-shedding questioned
  • More power cuts are 'unlikely'
  • More blackouts if usage unchanged
  • South Africa
    Eskom problems 'out of context'
    12/05/2008 07:21
    Whistle-blowers who spoke to ANC leaders about management problems at Eskom are being accused of describing the problems "out of context".
  • End to load-shedding questioned
  • More blackouts if usage unchanged
  • Eskom exports keep increasing
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    End to load-shedding questioned
    11/05/2008 13:09
    The energy-intensive user group of SA has questioned the viability of Eskom's suspension of load shedding, saying it can't understand how "everything has gone back to normal".
  • More power cuts are 'unlikely'
  • More blackouts if usage unchanged
  • Molefe: Power crisis a 'blessing'


  • More power cuts are 'unlikely'
    08/05/2008 17:29
    Power cuts in the winter months ahead are unlikely if the present power saving trends continue, says Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin.
  • More blackouts if usage unchanged
  • Molefe: Power crisis a 'blessing'
  • Eskom aiming to suspend cuts


  • Molefe: Power crisis a 'blessing'
    07/05/2008 17:26
    The new head of Business Unity SA, Brian Molefe, is "quite happy" about SA's electricity crisis.
  • Eskom exports keep increasing
  • Eskom in regulator probe
  • 'SARS should waive power tax'


  • More blackouts if usage unchanged
    08/05/2008 17:26
    Scheduled power cuts remain a threat unless consumers further reduce demand, says Eskom.
  • No to mine power cuts for winter
  • Molefe: Power crisis a 'blessing'
  • Eskom exports keep increasing


  • Eskom - SA unfairly penalised?
    07/05/2008 21:34
    The DA says government must justify why electricity exports rose while power distributed to South Africa by Eskom has declined.
  • Eskom exports keep increasing
  • Eskom: SA neighbours pay less
  • Stop exporting power - DA


  • Eskom exports keep increasing
    07/05/2008 08:37
    Eskom has increased power exports since the start of 2008 while local distribution has fallen for the same period.
  • Retailers still feel Eskom blues
  • Local govt opposes power hike
  • Eskom: SA neighbours pay less


  • Retailers still feel Eskom blues
    05/05/2008 13:21
    With Eskom saying power cuts have come to an end for now, retailers are sitting with an oversupply of generators on shop floors.
  • Eskom halts power cuts
  • Diesel expensive 'for years'
  • Blackouts solved?


  • Local govt opposes power hike
    05/05/2008 07:03
    SA's local government association has come out against the proposed 53% power hike saying that it will impact on municipal planning.
  • Salga's books in disarray
  • Lenders lose access to wages
  • Municipalities 'not equipped'


  • 'Disaster waiting to happen'
    02/05/2008 08:14
    The current electricity crisis and the proposed huge jump in tariffs is a manifestation of a disaster in waiting, the ANC's secretary general Gwede Mantashe has warned.
  • Eskom aiming to suspend cuts
  • SA food giants plead with govt


  • Eskom aiming to suspend cuts
    30/04/2008 21:42
    Eskom is to suspend scheduled load shedding from Monday, May 5, says the utility's chief executive officer, Jacob Maroga.
  • Eskom in regulator probe
  • Eskom hike hearings only in Pta


  • Eskom in regulator probe
    30/04/2008 08:28
    If licence conditions have been transgressed, Eskom will have a lot to answer for ... "even a R2m fine per day", says Nersa.
  • 'SARS should waive power tax'
  • Blackout stops meeting on Eskom
  • Eskom: SA neighbours pay less


  • Eskom hike hearings only in Pta
    29/04/2008 15:48
    Public hearings on Eskom's proposed 53% tariff hike will only take place in Pretoria, the National Energy Regulator of SA says.
  • Protesters hand over memo
  • No tariff hike, more power cuts
  • Eskom wants tariffs doubled


  • 14 days without power 'too much'
    29/04/2008 14:56
    East Rand residents have been left in the dark again after a cable failure occurred while power was being switched back on - after more than a week without power.
  • Power back on in Kempton Park
  • Eskom discussing recent blasts
  • Huge cut 'due to on-off policy'


  • Power back on in Kempton Park
    29/04/2008 09:08
    Power has been restored to Kempton Park on Gauteng's East Rand after just under seven days of darkness, says the Ekurhuleni municipality.
  • Eskom discussing recent blasts
  • Huge cut 'due to on-off policy'
  • Substations 'waiting to blow'


  • Eskom discussing recent blasts
    25/04/2008 22:14
    Eskom is in discussions with all the municipalities that have experienced fire blasts since power cuts began, the power utility says.
  • Huge cut 'due to on-off policy'
  • Substations 'waiting to blow'
  • Power cuts cause blast in PE


  • 'SARS should waive power tax'
    25/04/2008 09:23
    The government would get a R4bn boost in taxes if Eskom is allowed to increase its prices by a nominal 60%, reports say.
  • Eskom: Class action coming
  • Blackout stops meeting on Eskom
  • Eskom: SA neighbours pay less


  • Eskom lightens up for next week
    25/04/2008 07:11
    South Africans will be free of scheduled power cuts next week, says Eskom, because of the long weekend when demand will be lower.
  • Eskom briefing blacked out
  • Eskom: SA neighbours pay less


  • Power crisis denting growth
    25/04/2008 06:59
    The electricity crisis is affecting SA's economic growth, says economist Mike Schussler.
  • Eskom rehires spin-doctor
  • Eskom expands coal gas project
  • Power protesters gather in city


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